Cindy Blankenship - Southern Calif. since Oct 2004
Online Writer & Publisher,
Big Bear Grizzly - Big Bear Lake, California Nov 2011 - Feb 2012
Journalist
Cindy Blankenship - Big Bear, Calif. Oct 2003 - Dec 2011
Freelance Writer
Southern-Exposure Magazine Jan 2004 - Oct 2006
Contributing Feature Writer & Columnist
Ashland Daily Tidings Mar 2005 - Sep 2006
Artist in Ashland Profile Writer
Education:
Southern Oregon University 1985 - 1988
Bachelor's, Secondary Ed, Language Arts. 30 credits in social sciences.
Skills:
Reporting Writing Digital Media Copy Editing Travel Writing Content Editing Line Editing Proofreading Photography Online Publishing Copywriting Publications Journalism Press Releases Web Content Editing Blogging Photoshop Publishing
Interests:
Family and friends, nature, good reads and music, Hawaii, the West, the great outdoors, cooking and gardening.
Honor & Awards:
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest 2004: As a feature writer and news reporter, earned four awards and contributed to three special sections that earned staff awards for the Rogue River Press. As the paper's assistant editor, copy edited 12 articles/special sections that earned awards.
Southern Oregon University - Bachelor's degree, Education, Rogue Community College, Oregon - General Studies including journalism, humanities, business communicationslism, Humanities, Rio Hondo Jr. College, Whittier, Calif. - General Studies including journalism, Arroyo High School, El Monte, Calif., Royal Oak High School. Covina, Calif.
Relationship:
Engaged
About:
I'm a professional journalist and ghostwriter. And I publish Coconut Roads.com, a Hawaii Ecotourism online magazine about the culture and nature of Hawaii and where I also offer Hawaii budget trav...
Tagline:
Freelance Writer, Online Media Specialist
Bragging Rights:
Paddled Blossom Bar on the Rogue River in Oregon, hiked across Hawaii Island's Kau Desert, developed the educational unit for a treatment center, earned awards from Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association, survived the 60s, published a Hawaii Eco Travel online magazine, creating with my fiance an online magazine for those who love The West.
Owatonna Christian High School Owatonna MN 1993-1997
Community:
Scott Brown, Rachel Moreland, Mary Gnemi, Daryl Lightly, David Gardner, Bethany Pearson, Christina Dilger, Patricia Peterson, David Slack, Molly Studebaker, John Crivea